<p>Which of these schools would be best for computer engineering - financial situation and admissions aside? </p>
<p>I'm really impressed by the programs at all the schools, and I'm unsure what alumni/current students have to say about the various programs. </p>
<p>Any opinions? </p>
<p>Also any opinions on student life, or related academics are welcome.</p>
<p>IMO, Olin is the best school on your list by far. In a distant second is Rose Hulman, followed by RIT and then WPI. Olin, however, is almost as hard to get into as HYPS and MIT. If you get in, though, you won't have to pay a dime.</p>
<p>Is there anything wrong with WPI or RIT? Since right now of those schools I'm leaning towards RIT, but largely because Olin is hard to get into. </p>
<p>Any reasons why those schools go on your ranking the way they do?</p>
<p>If you look at the profiles of students, you might find that RH, WPI, and Olin are more selective than RIT.</p>
<p>Have you looked at RPI, just to throw in another good school that's known by its initials.</p>
<p>Tuition is covered at Olin, but students pay for room, board, books, laptop computer.</p>
<p>Rochester is good..i know a person who went there over Princeton for engineering....</p>
<p>Hmm, Just wondering how is rit better than wpi? RIT is not even ranked in the usnews top colleges. RH is good, but the college town is like a farm.</p>
<p>hmmm i may have been talking about University of Rochester..who knows?</p>
<p>My S will be a sophmore at Rose. He loves it and can't wit to go back to Indiana. He also considereed UIUC, but when he spoke with the ME dean at UIUC he was told that UIUC is one of the best Research engineering schools, while RHIT is one of the best Teaching engineering school. The bottom line is, you have to visit the schools and get a feel if their style and atmosphere is best for you. My S didn't get into Olin or MIT and wanted a top ranked school. So he didn't consider UR, RIT or WPI. He did turn down a large scholarship to RPI. He didn't like Troy, not saying Terre Haute, is so great. However, he likes the slower laid back mid-west environment after growing up in NJ near NYC.</p>
<p>youknowme,
RHIT is located in Terre Haute, the largest city between Indianapolis and St. Louis. Which means absolutly nothing other than you do have access to every major store and products including a 24 hour Wal-Mart 1 mile from school. There are a lot of corn fields if you travel out of the city in any direction, but you do have a number of other schools iin town, including Indiana State, Larry Bird's Alma Matta. You must visit. Even with its high ranking, it was at or below the bottom of my son's list until he visited. He loves the student body and staff. Even the custodial and cleaning service staff are incorporated and become friendly with the students. Yes, they clean daily and even make your beds.</p>
<p>I am currently entering my third year Rose-Hulman. I can tell you that it is a GREAT school.</p>
<p>The campus is small enough that you can get anywhere on time, and the student body is small enough that you'll get to know a TON of people in no time at all.</p>
<p>As far as Residence Hall Life is concerned, you would not be disappointed. Each freshman floor gets (2) Sophomore Advisors and (1) Resident Assistant, a junior or senior, and their job is to make life fun for you. There is one rule: don't do stupid crap. Literally, thats the rule in the res halls. (I know, I was an SA last year.) But more than just having fun, the RA and SAs build a community environment on your floor. You become a family, as it were. </p>
<p>Academically, Rose has been rated #1 by US News and World Report for EIGHT consecutive years in every field of engineering it offers (among undergraduate schools where a Master's degree is the highest offered). (View</a> article.) It is top-notch and well known throughout the country. You'll work hard while you're there, but you will be incredibly well prepared for anything you want to do after you graduate.</p>
<p>Rose also boasts an unusually high completion rate*. Ie, a very high percent of students who are admitted stay the course and graduate. This is because the mentality of the Admissions office is that they want to bring in students whom they believe will be able to graduate. So once you're admitted, the whole school is dedicated to helping you get through your classes and, ultimately, graduating with one of the most respected degrees in the nation.</p>
<p>*Sorry, I don't have that specific data handy.</p>
<p>If you haven't visited any of the schools yet, I highly suggest that you do that. Obviously, no single school can be the right school for everybody, so the best way to find out is to get out there and visit them all. Here is the page on Rose's website for planning a visit through the Admissions Office (which is the best way, of course, because you get a freshman to stay with and lead you around before meeting with the Admissions Office the following morning): Click</a> here.</p>
<p>Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you out.</p>
<p>I've only visited RIT so far, but here are my impressions of the various schools: </p>
<p>-Inexpensive for a technical school
-5 year BS/MS program
-Very big, compared to the other similar schools
-co-ops and internships. according to the school, the key to getting a great job
-More rigorous work then other schools</p>
<p>I hope to visit WPI at some point, and MAYBE Rose-Hulman, but that's a big IF because of time constraints. However I do think that the whole "suburban" thing would be a big appeal to me. I really do like the corn-fields and the Midwest. </p>
<p>These are some of my biggest things I want in a school: </p>
<p>-Computer Engineering department that is respected in the field, and offers diverse and interesting courses. An ability to work on long term projects and co-ops would be a plus (that's why I like WPI so much)</p>
<p>-Good math and physics departments. I'd like to minor in one of those fields</p>
<p>-Dedicated but no cut-throat environment. Sort of a student body that is passionate about the field, but I don't want a school where competition in classes is bigger than cooperation on projects</p>
<p>-A modern looking campus, with nice buildings and facilities. So, my preference is on a modern, spacious design. I guess this comes from my Middle School and High School both being built in the 60s, and my middle school only brought in air conditioning while I was there. </p>
<p>-An ability to earn a masters degree in Computer Engineering as well as an MBA would be preferable. I have quite a bit of AP/concurrent enrollment credit so I'll probably be able to opt out of a lot of freshman electives. Ideally, I'd like to spend that extra time of my 4 years getting a masters, and maybe going for an extra 2 to get an MBA. </p>
<p>-Research would be a plus, but I want professors to teach and not TAs.</p>
<p>Rose really sounds like a good fit for you. Especially that whole bit about the environment. Every student here has a little (or a lot) of 'nerd' in them, but everything's very low key, there's a lot of cooperation, working in groups, getting help from others, etc...</p>
<p>As far as co-ops go, we have about 70 students that do a co-op each year, with about 200 spots that companies are coming to campus to fill, so plenty of opportunities. 90% of our students do an internship or a co-op at some point. Many do multiple.</p>
<p>There are no TA's; professors are here to teach. Research is a side endeavor for them, and as there's no grad students (there's a handful of folks getting their Master's, but no PhD students) all the research opportunities are going to be open to you as an undergraduate, depending of course on your experience and qualifications. Obviously as a freshman you're not going to have as many opportunities as a junior or senior.</p>
<p>I would definitely encourage you to visit, as that's really the best way for you to make that decision. I mean, you can look at those nifty brochures that you get from 71,289,471 different schools your junior and senior year and look at the website and talk to students like you do here, but the best way for you to see if you fit is to visit the campus and see how it all works. After all, it's only probably the most important decision of your life so far (No pressure!)</p>
<p>Update:</p>
<p>Rose-Hulman now rated #1 for the 9th consecutive year by US News & World Report. (View</a> article)</p>
<p>mk2ja:</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, do you know the percentage of Rose-Hulman graduates who go on to get a PhD degree at MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Caltech ?</p>
<p>many . Not as many as Harvey mudd though. and if you think you can get in, Reed has a program with either Caltech, columbia, or University of Washington for engineering. 5 years for 2 degrees.</p>
<p>Does Rose have a 5 year dual Bachelor's + Master's Program?</p>